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Mirror's Edge producer on first person view for Mirror's Edge: We want you to be connected to Faith |
Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Nick Channon
Despite the many good press releases on EA DICE's Mirror's Edge (PS3 and Xbox 360, PC) there are still some people who are not sold on the idea of it being made from a first person perspective. Nick Channon, producer of the unique action title, responds to this issue in an interview, as well as talk about other components of the game and its development such as storyline, controls, color design, and mimicking life.
On the issue of using the first person perspective, he says that what motivated them to do it wsa that they've done a lot of first person work. Given their vast experience in the genre, they then wanted to expand it into something more, develop something more urban, something that was all about movement.
I think we wanted to make something that's different. You make, actually, more connection when you're controlling them in that first person, we feel.
We think it's really cool, the way you get glimpses of Faith in the game world: You see her in reflections, you see her in shadow, and I think that gives a really nice feel to the game. Obviously, in the storytelling we do, you see Faith, but we actually show her in a different way, so it's 2D, more cartoon animation.
Speaking of connection with the character, doesn't using the first person perspective dilute that connection? Especially for a game that involves that much movement - jumping off rooftops, swinging from ladders, skidding down stairs - wouldn't it have been better if the gamers actually see what Faith is doing?
Channon says believes it's just a matter of the gamers getting used to seeing action games in third person. But that's exactly what they wanted to separate themselves from.
... [T]he fact that you're playing through the eyes of Faith; as soon as you get to third person, you would be watching Faith, whereas we want you to be connected to her.
The analogy we give is 'being in an action movie, instead of playing it,' and I think that's more rewarding. And I think, also, we wanted to create something very fresh, and it's been a challenge, but we're really pleased with where we are.
For more of what Nick Channon had to say about the game, feel free to read the whole transcript of the interview via the source link below.
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Via Gamasutra
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- it's from EA
- it's just running and jumping, running again etc ...
It just doesn't appeal to me and I don't think that this is a gameyou can play for longer than 2 days
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As for what I hear and see I'll give this game a c+. :)
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I think it's more of a Over Seas Type game, You know all them Guys who Jump over crap and Stuff LOL But really i don't see the fun in that.
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Pity. Because I absolutely love platforming and fast paced combat like Mirror's Edge has. If they had included a Third Person view with the option of going into first person if you so choose...I would be sold on the spot.
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I Like to see something new and creative every once in a while and with all these boring fps and rts remakes blah blah blah this is refreshing to me.
Finaly a few good new titles to play with something diff.
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This game will easily be a rent to try, if nothing else buy it when its cheaper. At the moment there's alot of great looking titles that tickle my fancy and since the FPV is the only thing thats making this decision for me difficult, im just going to wait on it.
Enjoy the game guys if you're going to buy it. *thumbs up*
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I'm not trying to offend, but it seems some are just uncomfortable and have no 'faith' lol.
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The story seemed short ...but the action in it, is very intense...It took me 2 days to finish it ..but after u finish it ,u can improve your time and do new stuff wich actualy seemed more fun better than the single player....there is also online ranking and also u can download any players ghosts and folow their route....this sounds boring ...and i thought i would be boring as well...but i was actualy surprized
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